As Blue Bell Creameries prepares to resume production of its ice cream after a sweeping recall, its mistakes are fueling broader rethinking of how to keep ice cream and other foods free of deadly bacteria.

Republican presidential candidates, in an 11th-hour scramble to get onto the main stage of the coming week’s debate in Cleveland, are resorting to attention-grabbing ploys and creating a frantic start to the 2016 campaign.

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Clashes between members of al-Qaida’s branch in Syria and a rebel faction in the country’s north believed to have been trained by the U.S. government have stopped after the rebels left their headquarters, activists said.

Peruvian security forces rescued 54 adults and children, mostly members of the Ashaninka indigenous group, being held captive by Shining Path rebels in a remote jungle region, an official said Saturday.

As Blue Bell Creameries prepares to resume production of its ice cream after a sweeping recall, its mistakes are fueling broader rethinking of how to keep ice cream and other foods free of deadly bacteria.

Republican presidential candidates, in an 11th-hour scramble to get onto the main stage of the coming week’s debate in Cleveland, are resorting to attention-grabbing ploys and creating a frantic start to the 2016 campaign.